What kind of bugs are we talking about here?
Just take a look:
Dactylopius Coccus
Red candies.
You know you shouldn’t eat them, but you do.
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It also shows up in some colored juices.
So yes, there’s actually bug juice in your bug juice.
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Sorry again, candy lovers.
Maggots
Brace yourselves.
Just because you avoid the processed candies doesn’t mean your food is free of bugs.
TheFDA legally allows mushrooms to contain 19 maggotsthose rice-shaped larvae that feast on rotting foodin every 3.5-ounce can.
Mites
We’re not done talking about those maggot-laden mushrooms.
Cockroaches
Those bugs you’re always trying to keep out of home and kitchen?
They’re already in your kitchen, in your food.
We’re sorry to say it, but they’re in your chocolate.
Up to eight bug parts are legally allowed in each chocolate bar.
These little pests also love tomato sauce.
Thrips
These tiny, winged insects love asparagus almost as much as you do, or did.
Yes, 10 grams.
At the very least, rethink that IPA.
If you’re dabbling in home-brewing, consider growing your own hops so you could clean them yourself.
